No. 1 Seed

Believe it or not the Chicago Bears are only a game out of first place in the NFC playoff standings.

I find it hard to imagine the Bears passing the Atlanta Falcons for the top spot, but it is possible.

I project the Falcons finishing with 13 wins, one ahead of the Bears, but anything can happen in the NFL.

Having home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs would be big for this Bears team, a team whose offense is much more productive when playing at Soldier Field. This advantage could end up being the difference in the playoffs.

Traveling to Atlanta for the NFC Championship Game and going up against that offense, in that dome, could be tough. But that matchup still doesn't scare me as much as playing either the New York Giants or Green Bay Packers outside Chicago.